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Becka said they waited around 30 minutes for an ambulance and a helicopter was scrambled.

The Ysgol Melyd pupil was eventually taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd by road ambulance.

“He was in the hospital bed for around four hours. The doctors were going to take him down to theatre, but Alder Hey said they wanted him there so we had to wait another five hours for an ambulance transfer,” said Becka.

“The trauma team in Liverpool were ready and waiting to take him to theatre but, by the time we got there, it was 3.30am and the doctors had gone, so we had to wait until 9am for Matthew to have emergency surgery.”

Matthew was in theatre for eight hours while surgeons pinned his bones and took skin grafts.

Becka said: “The doctors don’t know if he will ever be able to use his leg again.

“We are keeping our fingers crossed that he does get the feeling back, but he has got a long road ahead with more operations planned.

“He has been in awful pain and suffers flashbacks and nightmares about the accident.”

Residents say using the crossing is like playing “Russian roulette” because of an alleged intermittent fault which instructs pedestrians to cross but doesn’t warn drivers to stop.

Denbighshire Council say they are investigating but claim all their traffic signal installations are fitted with a “fail-safe” device.

Becka said: “The crossing has not been working properly for a while. I myself have struggled to cross that road. I would hate for something like this to happen again.”

Speaking about having her son home, the single mum-of-five said: “Matthew is so lucky to be alive. It is lovely having him home.

“He’s such an amazing boy. He’s kept me strong.

“I’d also like to say a special thanks to Heather Norris - she’s helped us so much I really don’t know what I’d have done without her.”

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We’d like to offer this brave little boy our thoughts and best wishes for his continued recovery.”